Jason L. Harris,Ryan Bledsoe,Gregory J. Bakos,Joseph P. Schowalter,Frederick E. Shelton, IV
申请号:
US15435573
公开号:
US20180235609A1
申请日:
2017.02.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要:
A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft, and an end effector that is operable to compress, staple, and cut tissue. The end effector includes an anvil and a cartridge. The anvil has a curved tip. The curved tip is elastically deformable from a biased curved position when the tip is subject to a force, such as the force exerted on the anvil when tissue is clamped between the anvil and cartridge. The curved and deformable features of anvil provide for an end effector with improved visualization and maneuverability, in particular during procedures involving marching.